medal
- Museum number
- 1923,0312.7
- Description
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Pewter medal with suspension loop. (whole)
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Cuirassed, draped bust of George III bare head right. (obverse)
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Inscription in centre enclosed by circle of a snake biting its own tail. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1809
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 48.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Brown 1980 states:
This medal frequently occurs encircled in a brass ring with a loop for suspension. There is a specimen in silver bearing hallmarks dating it to 1809 in the Ashmolean Museum. See also Brown 1 p158.641.
Bibliography: Fiala, E. 'Münzen und Medaillen der Welfischen Lande', Prague, 1915, 449.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: King George III enters the Fiftieth year of his reign, 1809
- Acquisition date
- 1923
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1923,0312.7
- C&M catalogue number
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MB3 (Brown 1) (158) (642)